Good News – Page 27

Congratulations to my Auntie

On her American citizenship. Bestowed upon her on the same week as Barack Obama’s win. Good luck & God bless. Уррра! Уррра! Гип-гип-уррра!

There is so much joy in the air today. I’d like to share two pieces with you: Sarah Jaffe’s report from Obama’s headquarters in Northeast Philly, and Renee Martin’s take on this historic win as a black woman and the mother of children who are set to grow up in a world that’s just aContinue reading “Yes We Did”

We’ve come a long way, baby

To borrow from Howard Dean: Yeaaaaaaaaah! I haven’t slept in a very long time, and I couldn’t care less.

It’s finally dawn

And Barack Obama is finally President. I am happy and exhausted and excited. Like most of the country, I imagine.

A little election intermission

This is the song I listen to on the treadmill as I am beginning my cooldown: If you’re not blasting it right now, you should. It’s Pcheli (“Bees”) by Ivan Kupala, it’s old, and it is terrific.